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SCSI Configuration
5-1
5.
SCSI Configuration
5.1
SCSI Configuration Menu
Qualstar SCSI-2 drives have an additional menu called the SCSI Configuration
menu that allows you to define the parameters shown in Table 5-1. A detailed
description follows the table.
LCD DISPLAY
(PARAMETER)
SELECTABLE VALUES
(DEFAULT VALUES)
COMMENTS
SCSI ID:
0 - 7 (5)
SCSI Device ID selection
SCSI LUN:
(0) - 7, ALL
Sets LUN to which drive will respond
SCSI PARITY:
(OFF), ON
SCSI bus parity detection
SCSI SYNC:
OFF, (ON)
Allow synchronous data transfers
SPACE:
(NORMAL), READ AHEAD
Read/Write mode switching
UNLOAD:
(NORMAL), INHIBIT, REWIND
Sets response to Unload command
WRITE CER:
(ERROR), LAST, NO, RETRY, YES
Reported status of last write retry
WRITE EOT:
(WRITE), RETAIN
Write buffer contents when EOT sensed
WRITE HER:
(REPORT), IGNORE
Ignore hard write errors
WRITE RETRYS:
(13) 0 - 99
Max # retries on write HER or CER
800 MASK WP:
(YES), NO
Mask write protect indication on 800 CPI
BLOCK LENGTH:
0 - 99 (2)
Sets fixed block length to displayed value x
256
BUFFER:
FORCE ON, FORCE OFF,
(NORMAL)
1 Megabyte buffer enable
BUSY:
(NOT READY), BUSY
See Section
DISCON:
(YES), NO DATA1, NO DATA2, NO
Allow disconnection during commands
EARLY EOT:
(NORMAL), EOM, 1 BLK
Buffering mode after Early EOT
EOM ON READ:
YES, (NO)
Report EOM reads past EOT marker
INQUIRY:
(QUALSTAR), various, see text
Selects Inquiry Data File
LNG BLK:
(STOP), CONTINUE
Read ahead termination for long blocks
MODEL:
3402/4, 3410/2, 3413/4, 3416/8
Drive model number (no default)
NRZI:
LRC/CRC, (NO LRC/CRC)
NRZI check character disable
RD BAD DATA:
(YES), NO
Returns bad data to host
RD EOT STOP:
YES, (NO)
Disable read beyond EOT tab
READ AHEAD:
OFF, 1 FMK, (2 FMK), 3 FMK
Read ahead enable/termination
READ CER:
(IGNORE), REPORT
Inhibit reporting of correctable read errors
READ HER:
(REPORT), IGNORE
Ignore hard read errors
READ RETRYS:
(10) 0 - 99
Max # retries on read HER
RESIDUE:
INVERT, (NORMAL)
Residue count format
REWRITE CER:
(YES), NO
Enable retries for correctable errors
Table 5-1 SCI Configuration Menu